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	Asha Sahni BellaOnline's English Culture Editor

Concert Review - Emma Johnson Clarinet
Emma Johnson is an accomplished musician who won the BBC's Young Musician of the Year competition in 1984. She shows mastery of her craft, her clarinet singing seductive stories that mesmerise her audience.

Hey Diddle diddle
What on earth does the Nursery Rhyme Hey Diddle diddle mean? Well, how about suspected murder and a love triangle that was to shake England to it´s core?

Jerusalem by William Blake
William Blake's poem Jerusalem, set to the music we use now during the First World War, is seen by some as an English National Anthem.

Mary, Mary Quite Contrary
Mary, Mary Quite contrary is a famous rhyme. But what does it mean? Can Silver bells mean torture instruments and cockle shells suggest infidelity? What about the pretty maids all in a row? Here are some thoughts!

Nursery Rhymes
Nursery Rhymes are history´s equivalent of the modren pop song. Nursery rhymes can show us death and horror echoing down the centuries. Here are two that brought England to her knees with sorrow.

The Holly And The Ivy
The Holly And The Ivy is a carol with both Pagan and Christian references. It has a catchy tune and easy to remember chorus.